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US Air Force revamps pilot training as T-7 era nears

Air Education and Training Command is preparing to teach instructor pilots on the T-7 and revamping its flying syllabus for the fifth-gen trainer.

By Stephen Losey

3 weeks ago

Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100

Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who served overseas.

3 weeks ago

Maryland loses last A-10s, becomes the only Air Guard without planes

The divestment of the Maryland National Guard's fleet of A-10s left it as the only Air Guard in the country without a flying mission.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

4 weeks ago

Utah Air Guard base to wind down tactical air control party squadron

Tactical air control party airmen called in airstrikes alongside Army and special ops troops for years, but the Air Force is moving away from that posture.

By Stephen Losey

6 weeks ago

Air Force spends millions on relaxation cubes that may prove worth it

Shiny mirrored cubes — a flashy new curriculum-based therapeutic tool — have been installed at more than two dozen Air Force bases.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 months ago

Air Force gives airmen just days to reenlist for retention bonus

High retention rates and reenlistments have caused the Air Force to burn through its retention bonus budget earlier than expected.

By Stephen Losey

5 months ago